drop scone

Thick small pancake

A drop scone is a small, thick pancake made by dropping spoonfuls of batter onto a hot griddle.

The term is chiefly British and Scottish, where drop scones are served warm with butter and jam, typically at tea.

Also called a Scotch pancake or griddle cake.

Scottish

pancake

Thin fried breakfast cake

currants · jam · clotted cream · recipe · baking · homemade · afternoon tea · girdle · buttermilk · raisins

breakfast

pancake

Thin fried breakfast cake

  • syrupThick sugar liquid
  • butterSolid fat from cream
  • jamCooked fruit spread

maple · brunch · golden · morning · coffee · tea · plate · warm · stack · honey

cooking

griddle

Flat metal cooking surface

sizzle · heat · spatula · fry · skillet · browning · grease · ladle · bubble · set

texture

fluffy

Soft and light-textured

  • airyLight and well-ventilated
  • lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
  • pillowySoft and cushioned

puffed · spongy · tender · soft · thick · risen · moist · dense · cakey · delicate

batter

flour

Milled grain powder

  • buttermilkFermented dairy beverage
  • eggsReproductive cells in shells
  • sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener

baking powder · milk · mixing · whisk · lumps · resting · consistency · pouring · thick · raising agent

Categories
  • scone types
Opposites
pancake thickness/texture

drop sconecrêpe

Thin French pancake

galette · blini · waffle

baked vs griddle-cooked

drop sconebiscuit

Small baked quick bread

Family

drop, drops, dropped, dropping, dropper, droplet, droplets, scone, scones

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G